the Children is seeking a Strategic Learning Advisor for an anticipated five-year USAID-funded Development Food Security Activity (DFSA) in Mali. The goal is to improve food and nutrition security and resilience among poor and chronically vulnerable households and communities in a sustainable manner. Hiring is contingent upon successful award of the program and USAID approval of the candidate.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The proposed program will be an integrated, multi-sectoral food and nutrition security intervention. The Strategic Learning Advisor (SLA) will work closely with the Food Security Technical Coordinator/ Deputy Chief of Party (DCoP) and the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Manager to ensure collaboration and linkages with external stakeholders across the program’s intervention areas, as well as to integrate active and intentional adaptive management exercises. The Advisor is responsible for: creating linkages between program participants and outcomes with other programs, institutions and stakeholders in the implementation area supporting program impact and sustainability establishing and implementing a program learning agenda and ensuring strong collaborating, learning and adapting (CLA) processes and activities within the program.

Key Functions:

Create a stakeholder map and stakeholder analysis to guide collaboration with other programs, initiatives and institutions to link beneficiaries to sustainable outcomes and enable the program’s theory of change.
Create and manage a linkage plan to ensure collaboration between local actors, USAID-funded activity stakeholders, host country government stakeholders, donor agencies, the private sector, and other implementing agencies managing programs and creating policy in the target geographic areas.
Contribute significantly to host country government relationship building and collaboration.
Lead the formulation and implementation of a detailed program learning plan/ learning agenda, and manage associated learning partnerships and processes.
Manage a program “change log” during the Refine period of the program (program Year 1), documenting changes to program design required as a result of formative research findings and operational planning discussions.
Manage learning events and processes. Work with MEAL team members to ensure adaptations to the program theory of change as new information comes to light.
Lead the creation and management of a detailed program knowledge management platform, ensuring full integration with other relevant knowledge management platforms.
Create guidelines for CLA in the context of the program. Manage CLA ‘paand reflect’ events and resulting adaptive management analysis, decision-making, program/ approach adjustments, training and follow-through.
Contribute to the creation of a culture of openness, trust, and continuous improvement within the program team and with partners. Train team members on CLA in addition to ensuring peer-to-peer learning, knowledge sharing and application, activity-based capacity strengthening, evidence and data utilization within the team.
Lead the production and dissemination of documentation pertaining to the above
Support overall effective external communication for the program.

Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in a relevant field and at least three years of relevant experience or, a Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of five years of relevant experience. Relevant experience includes food and nutrition security-related learning processes, knowledge management, organizational learning and development, community of practice facilitation, and capacity strengthening.
Ability and willingness to travel regularly.
Excellent written communication and presentation skills in French and English. Knowledge of local languages is an asset.
Strong tool/ curriculum development and training skills.
Demonstrated, structured approach to coordination, sustainability planning, and linkage formulation.
Demonstrated understanding and application of CLA.
the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in over 120 countries, including the United States. We aim to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives by improving their health, education and economic opportunities. In times of acute crisis, we mobilize rapid assistance to help children recover from the effects of war, conflict and natural disasters. Each year, we and our partners reach millions of children in communities around the world. Our dedicated and diverse staff work hard to improve the well-being of children everywhere.



the Children provides an attractive benefits package including competitive salaries, a matching retirement plan, health and welfare benefits, life insurance, an employee assistance program, generous time off and much more. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, ancestry, sexual orientation, national origin, age, handicap, disability, marital status, or status as a veteran. the Children complies with all applicable laws.

DOSSIERS A FOURNIR : Les dossiers de candidatures doivent comporter :

Un CV détaillé mis à jour.
Une lettre de motivation mentionnant le titre du poste.
Les copies certifiées des diplômes et attestations de travail.
Un casier judiciaire en cours de validité. (n’est obligatoire qu’une fois retenu au poste)

Les références d’au moins deux précédents employeurs (de préférence les superviseurs directs).
Les dossiers de candidature doivent être envoyés au plus tard le 18 Octobre 2019 à 17h00 à l’adresse email suivante : mali.recruitment@savethechildren.org

Seuls les candidat(e)s présélectionné(e)s seront convoqué(e)s pour les interviews. Les dossiers de candidature ne seront pas retournés.

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